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Miguel Alvelo Rivera D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 40

March 17, 2026 primary: won with 9,213 votes (56.0%) · November 3, 2026 general

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 1 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2026-03-31 was due 2026-04-15 and filed 2026-04-16.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (1)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2026-03-31	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	1

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$298,548raised, 291 itemized contributions, plus $27,157 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$294,924spent

$22,502cash on hand on September 30, 2026

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

12%9%74%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $294,924

Print ads and billboards$76,081

Other (as described)$44,824

Office, printing and supplies$42,005

Mail and literature$35,408

Contributions to other committees$33,000

Digital and online$31,237

Consultants and field$18,435

Polling$8,292

Fundraising and events$4,814

Postage and delivery$593

Largest payees: Sommers & Fahrenbach $68,772 Office, printing and supplies · StackAdapt Inc $57,000 Digital and online · Google GSuite $24,532 Print ads and billboards · People for Rossana $23,000 Contributions to other committees · Meta Platforms, Inc. $20,855 Digital and online · Caitlin Brady $16,300 Other (as described) · Workfriends LLC $10,000 Other (as described) · Chicago Working Families $10,000 Contributions to other committees

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributors	Type	Total
Chicago Teachers Union PAC (Illinois Federation of Teachers) Chicago	Committee	$172,500
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont	Committee	$30,000
Gente for Graciela Guzman Chicago	Committee	$14,000
Cook County College Teachers Union - COPE Chicago	Committee	$10,000
NAKASEC Action Fund Chicago	Business or group	$5,688.91
United Working Families PAC Chicago	Committee	$5,000
Chicago Working Families Chicago	Business or group	$3,280
UIC United Faculty COPE Chicago	Committee	$3,000
Friends of Jessica Vasquez Chicago	Committee	$2,500
People for Rossana Chicago	Committee	$2,500
West Suburban Teachers Union Westmont	Committee	$2,500
Chicago Working Families Chicago	Committee	$2,000
People for Anthony Chicago	Committee	$2,000
Warehouse Workers Action Independent Chicago	Committee	$2,000
Willa Voss self · self · Chicago	Person	$1,750

Committee: Miguel Para el Pueblo (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$0spent supporting them

$80,313spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Common Ground Collective IEC primary · 2026-03-03 – 2026-03-06	against	$80,313

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2025. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their home

$500,000 – $600,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment

$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Miguel Alvelo Rivera filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.

Companies on the state register

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): RIVERA 34 INC. (dissolved).

From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Chicago Teacher's Union PAC (Illinois Federation of Teachers) Labor union · Chicago	$172,500	2
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$30,000	88
Gente for Graciela Guzman Group or PAC · Chicago	$14,000	3
Cook County College Teachers Union - COPE Labor union · Chicago	$10,000	47
United Working Families PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$5,000	2
UIC United Faculty COPE Labor union · Chicago	$3,000	3
West Suburban Teachers Union Labor union · Westmont	$2,500	9
Warehouse Workers Action Independent Labor union · Chicago	$2,000	2
Willa Voss Political Director, United Working Families · Chicago	$1,750	4
Nicholas Burt Program Officer, Driehaus Foundation · Chicago	$1,565	2
Pa'lante Forward Business · Chicago	$1,350	2
Stephan Shaw Philosopher, Unemployed Philosophers Guild · Brooklyn	$1,000	2
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$832	7
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa CEO, Chicago Park District · Chicago	$600	2
Laura Kehoe Data Steward, Esri · Chicago	$500	2